Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2024

The Veteran requested to withdraw his appeal regarding service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral lower extremities (BLE) and (BUE). The claim for left ear hearing loss was denied due to lack of new and material evidence.,New and material evidence has been presented to reopen claims for psychiatric disability, including PTSD and depression; asthma. These claims are granted.

The Board has remanded the case due to inextricably intertwined issues and additional evidence. The Veteran's claim for service connection for headaches is being considered together with a separate cervical spine disorder claim, as well as an existing psychiatric disorder.

The Veteran's request for restoration of a 20 percent rating for degenerative arthritis of the right knee, from September 28, 2018, to August 5, 2023, is granted. A separate 10 percent rating for right knee limitation of motion is also granted. The Veteran's TDIU claim based on the aggregate effect of her service-connected disabilities is granted effective January 20, 2021.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder has been reopened and granted.,Claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss disability and pancreatitis have been remanded due to the need for additional evidence.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, to include other specified trauma and stress related disorder, is granted under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 due to the unforeseen event of sexual harassment during a VA examination in 1992.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for Lyme disease and remanded all associated issues due to insufficient evidence regarding the relationship between his current disabilities and service.

The Board has remanded several issues for further development, including service connection claims for various conditions. The Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 10 percent for his left wrist ganglion cyst is denied as he is already receiving the maximum schedular rating.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a hernia due to lack of evidence linking it to his military service.,The Board has remanded the claims for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, right knee disability, lumbar spine disability, and right shoulder disability for additional development.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD, a fractured left forearm, and a right clavicle are remanded due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the relationship between his claimed conditions and service.

The Veteran seeks an earlier effective date for service connection of PTSD, but the Board finds no evidence of a prior claim or intent to file before July 6, 2018.,The Veteran's PTSD disability is rated at 30 percent from July 6, 2018 to July 24, 2020 and 50 percent thereafter. A remand is required for a VA examination to determine the current severity of his PTSD with TBI.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including a psychiatric disorder (including PTSD), headache disorder, left leg pain, tingling in the left foot, low back disorder, bilateral foot swelling, and sinus disorder.,Service connection was not granted for any of the claimed conditions.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for additional medical records and a more recent examination to assess his service-connected schizophrenia.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection are being remanded due to the complexity of the issues, particularly regarding his psychiatric disorder, sleep disorder, and hearing loss. The Board is unable to adjudicate these claims without additional development.

The Board has remanded the claims for additional development, including obtaining medical records from various providers and facilities. The Veteran's disabilities on appeal include eye disability, hearing loss, tinnitus, kidney disorder, skin disorder, psychiatric disorder, foot disability, and heart disorder.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to the need for additional development, including obtaining medical opinions regarding the Veteran's claimed acquired psychiatric disorder and PTSD.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus and has remanded the issues regarding bilateral hearing loss, an acquired psychiatric disorder, stroke, foot injury/jungle rot, and bilateral thigh/knee conditions.

The Board has decided that the claim of service connection for a psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, needs further development and is therefore remanded. Additional evidence was added since the last Supplemental Statement of the Case (SSOC), but it has not yet been reviewed by the AOJ.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), a psychiatric disability, headaches, a cervical spine disability, and a right foot disability due to additional development being necessary.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric condition, including as due to military sexual trauma (MST), and loss of teeth. The decision is pending further development.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate medical opinions regarding the Veteran's psychiatric disorders and their relationship to service. The case will be returned for further examination and opinion.